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2. 2. A N DR E A H A CK E T T 5LIFELESSONSFROM SXSW WHILELISTENINGTO SPEAKERSATSXSW PRESENTABOUTTHEIREXPERTISE TECHNOLOGY,SCIENCE,ART,THEFUTURE ITWASAPRIVILEGETOALSOABSORB SOMEOFTHEPRINCIPLESTHEYLIVEBYANDWHICHHAVECLEARLYFUELEDTHEIR SUCCESS.SUMMARIZEDHEREAREFIVELIFELESSONSTAKENFROM ASELECTIONOF INSPIRATIONALPEOPLEWHO SPOKEINAUSTINOVERTHELONGWEEKEND.
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6. 6. A N DR E A H A CK E T T TRUSTYOURJUDGMENT ADAM SAVAGECALLEDTHISONEOFTHEMOSTPROFOUNDSTATEMENTSINTHEART WORLD:IDONTKNOW MUCHABOUTART,BUTIKNOW WHATILIKE. HEPOINTED OUTTHATARTMEANSDIFFERENTTHINGSTO DIFFERENTPEOPLEANDWE SHOULDNTFEELINTIMIDATEDBYEXPERTSORREPEATWHATTHEYSAYBECAUSE THEREISNOWRONGANSWERWHENITCOMESTO INTERPRETINGAPIECEOFART. THISSHOULDEXTENDINTOALLREALMSOFLIFEWESHOULDNTSTAYQUIETOUT OFFEAROFGIVINGTHEWRONGANSWER.
7. 7. A N DR E A H A CK E T T TEACHOTHERS AUSTINKLEONURGEDUSTO SHAREIDEASANDSHOW OURWORKTO OTHER PEOPLETO BENEFITFROM THEIRKNOWLEDGEANDBUILDUPONTHEORIGINAL THINKING.HEAPPEALEDTHATTHEMINUTEYOULEARNSOMETHING,YOUSHOULD TURNAROUNDANDTEACHITTO OTHERSBECAUSETHISSHAREDKNOWLEDGEAND COLLABORATIONLEADSTOTHEBESTIDEAS. ANDTO FINISHWITHSOMEWISEWORDSFROM NEILDEGRASSETYSONTO INSPIRE EXPLORATION:ONEREASONWESHOULDGOTO SPACE:YOUKNOW THE DINDINOSAURSWOULDHAVEGONETHEREIFTHEYCOULDHAVE.